antepenult
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of antepenult
1575–85; < Latin ( syllaba ) antepaenultima the second (syllable) from the last, feminine of antepaenultimus standing before the penult. See ante-, penult
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Words of more than two syllables ending in cate, date, gate, fy, tude, and ty preceded by a vowel usually accent the antepenult, as dep′recate, etc.
From The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric by Cody, Sherwin
The accent must fall on the penult, if it was long, otherwise on the antepenult of the word.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Abbott, Frank Frost
The accent of this word is on the antepenult; by poetic license, in four of the passages above quoted, it is placed on the penult.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
Footnote: The Indian names are usually pronounced exactly as spelled, with each syllable distinctly sounded, and the principal accent on the penult, as in Ah-wah´-nee, or the antepenult, as in Yo-sem´-i-te.
From Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions by Clark, Galen
If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
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